An oldie but a goodie
Posted on 10/16/2007 7:01:33 AM PDT by dennisw
Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged
By Rogers Cadenhead
Watching the Watchers
Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes was mugged near her Manhattan apartment Sunday night, losing several teeth in a brutal attack that has knocked her off the air while she recuperates, fellow host Jon Elliott announced on his show early Tuesday morning.
"It is with sadness that tonight I inform you that my Air America colleague Randi Rhodes was assaulted last night while walking her dog near her New York City home," Elliott told his listeners this morning on Air America.
The attack took place near the corner of 39th Street and Park Avenue, Elliot said.
Because Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and had neither a purse nor jewelry, Elliott speculated that "this does not appear to me to be a standard grab the money and run mugging."
"Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own?" he asked on the air. "Are we threatening them? Are they afraid that we're winning? Are they trying to silence intimidate us?"
Rhodes has been with Air America Radio since it launched in 2004, becoming a mainstay of the national liberal radio network. Her show airs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern weekdays. Lionel filled in for her show Monday afternoon, but no announcement was made of the reason.
An Air America representative confirmed Tuesday morning that Rhodes was mugged. Calls have been made to Rhodes and the New York City police department's press office, and as more details become available they'll be reported here.
When your an atagonist...sometimes your reap what you sow, but more likely this was just a random mugging...but it’s leftist loony toon radio so they’ll play up the rightwing hate attack.
Physical violence against an unarmed woman...no matter how depraved and idiotic she is...should not be condoned.
Hope she recovers and the perp brought to justice.
Oh, Puhleez!
I wish Randi Rhodes a speedy and compete recovery. Nobody is really happy about this sort of thing. We want to beat up AirAmerica in the forum of ideas, not on the street
To speculate that this is a right-wing hit is beyond stupid. It is not necessary to postulate a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to explain the fact that somebody gets mugged in New York City.
An oldie but a goodie
I have an opposite view to “silencing” the left.
The MORE their ideas are exposed to the public, the better for EVERYONE.
When leftist ideas are not allowed to hide behind the skirts of victims and are on proud display - people shun them.
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Maybe when he saw her he thought she was Rush.
It could have been one of those “carry me like a baby” dogs. The mugger just comes from behind and lays in a roundhouse punch. Then he rifles the pockets for cash and credit cards.
I think it is pretty clear that AAR and all good liberals need to take their grievance (too many conservative crack heads in NYC) up with the UN. Maybe they could get the world government to support a resolution or something positive. I hate to think that liberals would be forced at some point in their lives to physically defend themselves. The horror, the horror...
She probably has the ACLU on turbo dial on her phone.
This from another article on the story:
“Some of blog posters also expressed concerns that the attack on Rhodes was hate crime.”
Ok, so hate crime laws have been expanded to include conservative on liberal crimes???
Morons!
folks we need to play nice and show the good sense conservatives are there to show.
This person was physically mugged.
If she was walking her dog, I bet she is worried about her dog.
We need to show class.
“They say a Conservative is a liberal who has gotten mugged, but let me tell you, I have been mugged and I am STILL a liberal.”
voice from audience shouts “Mugg him again!”
http://www.nationalreview.com/flashback/brookhiser200407281046.asp
OK, maybe not EXACTLY how it happened, but that is the way I heard it, and it’s funnier that way.
Just another mugging in the City that never sleeps. Bet that will change her mind a little about being so Liberal.
She’ll soon be attending Karate lessons and requesting a license to carry a pistol.
Yeah, and the Conservative was a big Black kid with tracks running down his arms.
Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops
My memory got jogged when I read this piece. I could swear I once heard Randi Rhodes is not her real name and nobody knows who she really is. If that is true, perhaps this was a warning of some kind from people who actually know her true identity. James Patterson and John Sanford call your offices.
folks we need to play nice and show the good sense conservatives are there to show.
This person was physically mugged.
If she was walking her dog, I bet she is worried about her dog.
We need to show class.
If she’s out walking the dog at 39th and Park, AirAmerica hosts must do pretty well for themselves...
That began to end when women became the functional equivalent of men. This is just the continuation.
One can not assert equality while simultaniously asking for protection and escape the effects of dissonance.
Yeah. Let’s roll over for the liberals one more time.
Sorry, I’m tired of playing nice. If they are going to claim a conspiracy, I’m going to bust them on it.
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